Improvement in corn-planters



H. WAGUNER? CORN-PL-ANTER.

luz-tente@v April s, 1877.

No.l89,156

mvmom l N.FETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHIINBTON. D C, v

. the required distance apart of the hills.

HARRISON WAGONER,

PATENT yon oosHooToN, OHIO.

- IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTERS. l

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 189,156, dated April3,1877; application tiledv i I January 19, 187.7. y

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The object of this invention is to furnish an improved planter, whichshall be so constructed as to open a channel to receive the seed, dropthe seed at uniform distances apart, cover the seed, and mark the rows,so that the planting may be done in accurate check-row.

The invention will Iirst be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claims.

A are the wheels, which revolve upon the journals of the axle B, therims of which are made wide, so as to serve as rollers for covering theseed. C are the thills, which are attached to the axle B, and the rearends of which project in the rear of the said axle. To the axle B,beneath the thills G, are hinged the rear ends of two bars, D, to theforward parts of which is attached a board, E. To the upper sides of theends of the boardE are attached the seed-hoppers F. To the lower sidesof the ends of the board E are attached the spouts G, through which theseed passes to the ground, and the standards H of the cutters I thatopen the channels to receive the seed. The cutters I are made thicker inthe center, and are n rounded to an edge at their rims, so as to pack4the sides of the channels and prevent them from being partly filled bythe falling in of the soil before theseed has been deposited in them. Tothe axle B, beneath the thills C, are hinged the forward ends of twobars, J, to the rear ends of which are attached the bearings for theshaft K.V To the center of the shaft K is attached a wheel, L, thecircumference of which is equal to twice the side edges of the oppositeparts of the rim of the wheel L are attached blocks l', to mark theground between the hills, and enable the field to be planted in accuratecheck-row. To the ends of the shaft K are attached two wheels, M, uponthe faces of which are formed two cams or inclines, against which restthe rear ends of the bars N, so that the said bars N may receive alongitudinal movement from the revolution of the said wheels L. Thecam-wheels Mare flanged, to prevent the ends of the bars N from slippingfrom their faces. rlhe bars N rest upon the ends of a cross'bar, O,attached to the forward ends of the hinged bars J. The forward ends ofthe bars N rest and slide upon the board E, and to said bars N, n earsaid forward ends, are pivoted the inner ends of two short levers, P,the middle parts of which are pivoted to the said board E, and to theouter ends of which are pivoted the rear ends of the dropping-slides Q.The dropping-slides Q pass through holes in the lower part Vof thehoppers F, and work inv grooves in the bottoms of said hoppers. Thehoppers F are divided into two unequal compartments by a partition, f',so that the dropping-slides Q may receive seed from the largercompartment, carryv it into vthe smaller compartment, and allow it todrop through the spout G to the ground, the partitions f servf ing as acut-oli" to prevent any more seed being carried out by the said slidesthan enough to fill their dropping-holes. The lsliding bars N are heldback against the cam-wheels M by the springs R, attached to the board E,and which bear against shoulders or other stops a', formed upon orattached to the said -bars N.

By this construction the dropping-slides Q are drawn back to drop theseed 'with a slow movement, and are pushed forward to -again receiveseed with a quick movement, so as to jar the seed and insure the fllin gof their dropping-holes. 1

In the spouts G are placed valves D', which receive the seed from thedropping-slides Q, and hold it until operated to drop it to the ground.To the valves D are attached rods E', which pass out through the innersides of the spouts G, and their outer ends are atattached to the lower`ends of pins F'. The pins F are held down by spiral springs Gr', placedupon their lower parts, and the upper ends of which rest against thelower side of FFICE.

the board E. The upper ends of the pins `F y have L-heads formed -uponthem, which rest y path for the measuring-wheel L. TO the forward endsOf the hinged bars D are attached the ends of cords U, which passthrough holes formed in studs V, Or over guide-pulleys piv-MH oted tosaid studs, which are attached to the thills G, said cords beingattached to the for- 'y ward ends of crossbars W, `which are secured tothe shaft X, which' works in bearings' at tached to the thills C. To therear ends of the cross-bars W are attached cords Y, which pass throughguide-holes formed in studs Z, or around guide-pulleys pivoted to saidstuds,

' the studs Z being` attached to the rear ends hinged `bars D J,

' specified.

of thills G. To one'end oftheshaft X` is @attached a lever, A', so'tliat'by Operating-,the

said lever A' the measuriii"g"`wheel L' andthe Opening-cutters l may beraised from the groundfand the Operation of the seed-dropding devicestopped. B is the drivers seat,

the standard Cf of which lis attached to the y axle B'.

Havingwthus described/ my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination ofthe studs V Z, the cords U Y, the cross-bars `W W", the shaft X, and thelever A', with the thills C and the substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. The combination of rods E', slide-`pi`n`s F', V and springs G', withthe dropper-slidebars N and spout-valves D', as and for the purposeHARRISON WAGONER` Witnesses:

` J. S. ELLIOTT,

JOHN WAGONER.

